The process of distillation is one of the most important separation techniques practiced worldwide and is used in petroleum refining, liquid gas production, desalinization of sea water for drinking, and in other industrial and research processes....

Distillation is one of the most important processes for separating the components of a solution. The solution is heated to form a vapor of the more volatile components in the system, and the vapor is then cooled, condensed, and collected as drops of...

Alcohol distillation is a heat-dependant process used to purify or separate alcohol mixtures. This process is used in the manufacture of such alcoholic beverages as brandy, whiskey and rum. These beverages, also known as spirits, are made by first...

Distillation is the process of purifying liquid compounds on the basis of different boiling points or the process of separating liquids from compounds that do not vaporize. Since the actual process causes liquids to precipitate in a wet mist or drops...

Distillation is a method of separating chemical substances based on differences in their volatilities in a boiling liquid mixture. Distillation usually forms part of a larger chemical process, and is thus referred to as a unit operation. Commercially,...

Zach Triemert wants to bring what he learned in Scotland to Nebraska, and it isn't how to play bagpipes."We hope to use Nebraska grains and fruits to make world-class spirits," Triemert, who earned a master's degree in brewing and distilling while in Scotland, told a...

Ralph Erenzo and Brian Lee keep a still in the barn to make whiskey. No, the two are not backwoods bootleggers filling jugs with "XXX" on the side. Their shiny copper kettle cooks up whiskey that can run $40 for a half-sized bottle and vodka...

The small group of men responsible for making Kentucky bourbons think of themselves as a fraternity, where friendships seem as enduring as whiskey recipes. At some distilleries, those bonds are even tighter _ connecting fathers and sons.At Heaven Hill Distilleries, Craig Beam traces some of...

You're a technical whiz. That works to your advantage in most cases -- but not when you give a speech. Your vast knowledge and enthusiasm can lead you to give too much information. And that alienates your audience. To convey complex concepts in an easy-to-understand...

A young boy learn the true nature of his loving father in Martinez-Serros's short story "Distillation." The sacrifices and the wounds that the father carries are examples of his love.